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The reason for the decline in population of insects and birds when the plant mistletoe is available and not available in any forest.
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In this, a parasitic plant was removed from a forest. Due to the removal of parasitic plant population of insect and birds decreases. Mistletoe is the hemi-parasitic plant which lives on other trees or shrubs. They grow on a wide range of host tree some of these host tree experience the side effect like stunting and loss of branches. Mistletoe plant also has green leaves, these green leaves acts as food for some bacteria.
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